Driving mechanism for the spindles of spinning and like machines



May 15, 1928.

J. R. BEE

DRIVING MECHANISM FOR THE SPINDLES OF SPINNING AND LIKE MACHINES FiledJan. 28, 192 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 May 15, 1928.

J. R. BEE

DRIVING MECHANISM FOR THE SPINDLES OF SPINNING AND LIKE MACHINES FiledJan. 28, 1925 I 2 Sheets-Sheet Patented May 15, 1928.

JOSEPH RYDER BEE, or LEiLns, EivGLAnD, Ass

iGNoR rfio m mas Lawson com/rim BARBOUR mmrnn', on LEEDS; ENGLAND;

DRl v ING MECHANISM FOR THE SPINDLES 0F SPINNILl AND LIKE MACHINESApplication filed January 28} 1e25,v Serial No. 5,247, and in GreatBritain A ril 8; i924.

, Irtdriving the spindles of spinning, d'ou bling, twisting and likemachines, it es} sential froni tiine to time as is well known toarre'st- .or stop the motions of said" spindles to enable the attendantto repair broken threads and pertorni other operations.

Under ordinary conditions d ring such stoppage the driving tape or bandis continually running around and slipping oyer the surface of thepulley or wharle onthe driving spindle and thus causes great Wear anddeterioration of said parts;

My present inventioncohsists the production of improv d nieans whereby'l enabled to pernnt the wharle OI' ClIllVlIlg pulley inountedupontlie spindle to run loosely,

when the attendant operates. ny" iinpi'foved devices for arresting theiio'tioh of the spin (lle, and that under such conditions that whetherthe spindle is beingu'otated' one direction or the other tie saineeffective ina- IJ "I iv 1 A: 'x i i nipulation 0t SitlCl' spindle issecured While the applicatibn oi iny iinproved devices not only arrestmotion o lzthe'spi ndle by its engaging with the dr ving pulley but alsoenables the that such 1n the acco npanying sheets of drawingsillustrative of my ii1 ventio1i: I

,1 is a sectional celevationshowlng y improved devices alfiplie'dzto thespindle ofa spinning niachine' (when driven by a belt;

01 tape) with the parts in position where the driving belt wouldtransmit motion thereto;

shows su'liicieiit' thereof to illustrate the positions of the severaparts when the driving; is suspended.

Fig. 3 is a plan of parts shown by Fig. 1. Fig. 4: is a similar view toFig. 1 (drawn to a reduced scale) to illustrate my i1nproved devices inconnection with toothed gearing for transmitting motion thereto Fig. 5is a sectional elevation of the devices shown by Fig. 4; but shows theparts in the relative positions when driving is suspended.

Fig. 6 is a plan of: the parts shown by Fig. 4. p

In the several parts hereunto annexed I. have shown only a portion ofthe spindle 2 as said spindle is of well known formation and forms nopart of my invention.

app licati oii thereto of bifalie so stoppage 1s more qulckly effected.

Jig. 2' is asiniilarview to Fig. I'butonly upo the spindle 2a disc3sothat upon this disc at d'riying pulley 4; inaccordance with thearrangement shown Figs. to?) may runloosely thereon or it may runloosely upoii' a" sleeve 5 taking over thesurface of the spindle 2 toprevent wear. This pulley 4;: as's'taftedl is supported byand runsloosely time. Wim .M. i upon the disc 3 wlnch s fixed to thespindle theupper segmenting pulley 4c is pre ared by having fixed to it anyfrictional: material as leather or the like 6 so'that same ma contactwith another similarly pro pared surface T for ned upon ac disc 8 whichtali'es'loos'ely over the ably with a flangefl" taking into a groove inthe up er; end of the pulley at. 'Ihi s disc has the upper rates ofits'hub formed. with a series otlint ined pa 9 and tliese mutual,surfaces formed to correspond to, incli'iie di su'rit eugedf ui'e'onm:th'ejspindlpulley 4 and beneath the disc 8 is an operatfork IQLpiVotedupn shaft 18 and ad tu'afted by approp ate devices connected i he. som l lrii'is e's the forlil lfl it willlrais e the disc 81 so; that itsfriction surface 7; clear of the, 1c 6 lo" o'foriiied oiithepulley lllhfe'i i 7 stained \vitlieach otheris shown b Fig} ,in'Fi 2 the surfaces6 and "I are shown apart V lQ I deT eindslor'is renioveiil' itroi'nsupporting; the disc8thi's latter descends so that its surface 7 will bein contact with the surface 6 on the pulley 4. Thus the rotary motionsof said pulley which are transmit ted to it by the belt or tape 15in'nnediately commence to revolve the disc 8 and as this disc 8 is thusrevolved its inclined surfaces c. Sl ln fil pneredge oi the dr ving v '9are caused to engage or come against the surface 7 against the surface 6by which arrangernent I secure a drive which is practically positivealthough 1t 1s only secured by the friction surfaces described.

s 1O made upon the lowen 1 ch14 thus as the rodthe two surfacesti and ULit I onieach other. Nlien the Inc The forming of the friction surfaces 6and 7 upon the upper end of driving member P andupon the disc 8 arecarried out according to the arrangement shown by Fig.

(l in connection with the-spindle 2,]out in this case the frictionsurfacefi is secured to the upper surface of the flange 4. on asleeve 4:whichhas a. toothed wheel 4 formed at itslower end; Thus the toothedwheel has its teeth of screw or helicalformation to nected theretothrough the rodl. Theother parts of my devices as hereinbefore describedwith reference to Figs. 1 to 3 are the same and actin; the same mannerin connection with the devices shown anddescrlbed by reference to Figs;ito 6'Uof the drawings as they do inthe former arrangement.

Such being the nature and objectfof my said invention, what Iclaimisse 1. The combination with a substantially verticalspindle ofa'spinning or like machine, of a driving member supportedon the spindle bymeans permitting it to. rotate relative to the spindle, a disc looselysurrounding the spindle above the driving memher and adapted to berotated by frictional contact betweenits lower face and said memher, acollar securedto the spindle and engaged with said discto transmitpowerfrom the driving member to the 'spindle as the disc rotates ineither direction, the parts being so related asto permit movement ofthedisc longitudinally of the spindle-to discon-i nect thedisc fromthedriving member with out disengaging it from said collar, means forrotating the drivingmember, and means independently movable longtudinally ofthe spindle for lifting the disc from frictional engagementwith the driving member.

QrThe combination with a substantially vertical spindle of a spinning orlike machine,of a collar secnredtothe spindle, a driving member; looselysurrounding the spindle and supported by said collar,a disc looselysurrounding the spindle above the driving member and having a dependinghub extending into theupper end of the bore in the driving member, theadjacent faces of the disc and driving member being adapted to makefrictional contact, "whereby the disc may be rotated by the driving momher, a second collar secured to the spindle above the disc and having aserrated lowel face engaging the disc to transmit power to the spindleasthe disc rotatesin either direct10n,the, partsbeing sorelated that thedisc may be moved from frictional engagement withthe driving memberwithout at feoting itsoonnection with said second collar, means forrotating the drivingmember and means*forlifting the disc from engagement with the driving member. a

3. The combination with a substantially vertical spindle of "aspinningor' like machine, of a driving member supported on the spindleby means permittingfsaid memher to rotate relative to the spindle, "adisc loosely surrounding the spindle abovethe driving member and adaptedto be rotated by frictional cont-act with said member, a

collar secured to the spindle and engaged by said disc to.transmitpovver from the driving member to the spindle as the discrotates in either direction, the parts being so related as to permitmovement'of the disc on the spindle todisconnect the disc from thedriving member without disengaging it from said collar, means forrotating the driving member, a forked lever havingits arms extending onoppositesides of the driving member beneath said disc, and meansforrocking said leverto lift the disk from frictional engagement with thedriving member.

JOSEPH RYDER

